Where does “pagkasuya” come from?
pagkasuya (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog pagka, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin — neocolonialism.
Ancestry of “pagkasuya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pagka | if |
| 2 | Tagalog | pagkamakabagunsakupin | neocolonialism |